Porn Valley Dispatch

Let's see if I can tell this joke fast: Woman goes into a pet store to return a frog, says to the male clerk, "You said this frog performed cunnilingus; all he does is sit there." The guy says to the frog, "If I have to show you one more time..."

This is how I feel about the most recent porn-y Harris Poll. Mind the gap.- G. Ponante

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When the painstakingly researched Harris Poll on Americans' attitudes toward pornography came out last week I thought, 1. I'm no Maynard Keynes, but I would think approval is directly proportional to sales, ya buncha doorknobs, and, 2. of the poor pollworkers who had to sift through the frogs of data and didn't get to reap the rewards of cunnilingus.

Turns out there isn't a huge difference in reactions to statements like "Porn raises/changes men's expectations of how women should look/behave", but a surprisingly low number of people think that watching porn improves their sex lives.

Myself, I know that the first time I saw a piledriver performed I decided that Yes, I could shoot free throws at the same time. It was immensely liberating.

The poll also revealed that people are, on the whole, ambiguous about "what should be done", if anything, about pornography.

The survey was conducted over a week in September of last year. Where was I? Coming to the painful conclusion that the frog wouldn't be able to take over the family business.

No Consensus Among American Public...(harrisinteractive.com)

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